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Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug assessments in Butte, Alaska. Whether you require a drug or alcohol test using hair samples, we specialize in this area and operate testing centers across all U.S. cities for your convenience. Typically, hair from the crown of your head is used if it's 1.5 to 2 inches long, although body hair may also be considered. Our tests can identify drugs, alcohol/ETG, or offer tailored testing solutions.
In recent years, conducting a drug test using hair follicle technology has gained popularity. More employers, judicial bodies, and substance abuse experts now prefer this method over standard urine tests. Employers enforcing zero-tolerance policies, courts, and probationary individuals commonly utilize hair follicle exams. A key advantage is that it offers a significantly longer drug detection window, lasting up to 90 days, with observations for accuracy, making it nearly tamper-proof. However, urine tests are still favored for drug use detection within the past five days.
Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug assessments in Butte, Alaska. Whether you require a drug or alcohol test using hair samples, we specialize in this area and operate testing centers across all U.S. cities for your convenience. Typically, hair from the crown of your head is used if it's 1.5 to 2 inches long, although body hair may also be considered. Our tests can identify drugs, alcohol/ETG, or offer tailored testing solutions.
In recent years, conducting a drug test using hair follicle technology has gained popularity. More employers, judicial bodies, and substance abuse experts now prefer this method over standard urine tests. Employers enforcing zero-tolerance policies, courts, and probationary individuals commonly utilize hair follicle exams. A key advantage is that it offers a significantly longer drug detection window, lasting up to 90 days, with observations for accuracy, making it nearly tamper-proof. However, urine tests are still favored for drug use detection within the past five days.
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Hair testing is increasingly perceived as a crucial method for identifying drug and alcohol consumption. Hair captures a detailed timeline of alcohol and drug usage by holding biomarkers within the fibers of the hair as it grows. When strands are taken near the scalp, they can reveal up to a roughly 3-month period of drug and alcohol presence. Hair samples are easy to gather, tough to tamper with, and hassle-free to transport.
A hair sample measuring 1.5 inches and consisting of around 200 strands (approximately the thickness of a #2 pencil) nearest to the scalp yields 100mg of hair, which is the perfect sample size for both testing and verification. For EtG, additional tests, or evaluations exceeding 10 panels, 150mg of hair is advised. It's suggested to weigh the hair using a jeweler's scale. If scalp hair can't be obtained, an equal quantity of body hair can be used. Any mention of head hair relates only to scalp hair. Body hair includes all other hair forms (e.g., facial or axillary hair).
Process Overview
The key steps in the lab processing of a drug test outcome include Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning entails the initial handling of a sample in the lab's system. This procedure ensures the sample was adequately sealed and shipped, allocates a randomly generated LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and completes any further data input not included in an electronic chain of custody process.
Screening serves as a preliminary rapid assessment for substance misuse. Though Screening is a budget-friendly method to exclude drug usage for many samples, confirmation of a positive screen is essential for it to be legally viable. Any samples that register a potential positive during Screening require subsequent confirmation.
When a sample appears likely positive at the Screening stage, additional hair is extracted from the primary sample for the Extraction phase. Here, drug particles are drawn out from hair at much lower concentrations compared to other techniques (such as urine or oral fluid), making hair drug testing the most complex method to undertake.
Confirmation of any positive findings from the screening is performed using GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. All preliminarily positive samples undergo washing prior to confirmation as necessary. The full lab process from Accessioning to Confirmation is evaluated according to both the CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair code and accredited to ISO / IEC 17025 criteria.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
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Note: Although sometimes called "hair follicle tests", the assessment examines the hair strand and not the follicle beneath the scalp.
Hair follicle testing in Butte, AK, surpasses traditional urine tests in multiple aspects.
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With its multidisciplinary nature, hair testing brings together researchers, scientists, and experts from various domains to develop innovative techniques, explore new methodologies, and address emerging concerns, responding to the ever-evolving challenges of drug abuse, therapeutic drug monitoring, and environmental exposures to pollutants.
The joint meeting of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) and the Italian Group of Forensic Toxicologists (GTFI) was organized in Verona, June 8–10, 2022, and hosted by the Legal Medicine team of the Verona University Hospital, directed by Franco Tagliaro together with Federica Bortolotti and Rossella Gottardo.
It served as a prominent platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration, facilitating groundbreaking advancements in hair testing and analysis. In this special issue of Drug Testing and Analysis, we aim to showcase the remarkable manuscripts presented at this significant event, shedding light on the latest research and highlighting the future directions in this field.
Novel Analytical Techniques: The Verona meeting witnessed the unveiling of cutting-edge analytical techniques, offering enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, and accuracy for drug testing. Remarkable advancements in sample preparation, detection, and identification of drug compounds have been presented. The manuscripts in this section presented novel approaches, such as multianalyte methods and on-line preparation which can enable rapid analysis and improve thorough forensic investigations.
Biomarkers and Pharmacokinetics: The identification and validation of reliable biomarkers and pharmacokinetic studies are fundamental aspects of drug testing and analysis. The impact of hair treatments on the oxidation/decomposition of drugs in hair was also explored, as the long-term fate of drugs incorporated in the keratin matrix. Furthermore, the SoHT meeting in Verona featured research on the identification and quantification of alcohol abuse biomarkers, their stability, and their correlation with exposure and other biomarkers.
Forensic Applications and Interpretation: One of the vital objectives of hair testing is its application in forensic investigations and legal proceedings. The SoHT meeting in Verona emphasized the significance of rigorous interpretation of analytical results and the need for standardized protocols. Manuscripts in this section present advancements in forensic toxicology, and have explored the challenges posed by emerging designer drugs and strategies to combat their proliferation. The pitfalls encountered when the exogenous/endogenous nature of a substance is questioned were presented and discussed. The special issue presents also manuscripts that delve into the ethical implications of drug testing in drug facilitated sexual assaults.
Clinical Applications of hair testing are witnessed by the insight on environmental tobacco smoke exposure, assessed by hair analysis in a population of students and the study of in utero-exposure to drugs of abuse through neonatal hair analysis. Exposure to drugs was also important in cases of child abuse/neglect, when the clinical purpose of hair testing merge with its forensic applications.
The legal framework surrounding hair testing and the achievement of guidelines to ensure fairness, accuracy, and confidentiality in drug testing practices have also been discussed,and the SoHT consensus on general hair testing and testing for drugs of abuse was presented at the meeting and published as a Letter to the Editor.
In conclusion, the special issue of Drug Testing and Analysis, featuring manuscripts from the SoHT–GTFI meeting in Verona 2022, reflects the remarkable advancements achieved in this field. The manuscripts provide valuable insights into novel analytical techniques, biomarkers, pharmacokinetics, forensic applications, and ethical considerations. As we embrace these advancements, we pave the way for a safer, healthier society, where drug testing and analysis serve as powerful tools in protecting public health and maintaining integrity in various sectors. The research presented in this special issue will undoubtedly shape the future of drug testing and analysis, fostering collaboration and inspiring further innovation in this crucial area of scientific inquiry.
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